Conspiracy theorists the Flat Earthers society has said the Earth being globe shaped is a lie and that the world is in fact flat.

Flintoff, appearing on BBC Radio 5 live, confessed he has become addicted to their podcasts, and that they present a very convincing argument.

While he did say he wasn’t sure if the world was flat, he believes it is more of a “turnip” shape.

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He said: “There’s evidence to suggest that the world isn’t round.

“The pictures which you see, the horizon always appears flat apart from NASA pictures, which some say could be doctored, they could be doctored.”

Fred then went on to give examples of theories promoting the flat earth conspiracy.

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He asked why does water stay still when going through space, and why does the Earth not come round to you if you’re in a helicopter.

He added: “I am not coming out now and saying that the world is flat, but it could be.